# BAM Elevate: portfolio, investments and team

> BAM Elevate is a private equity based in United States. 4 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-elevate (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# BAM Elevate

Last cheque observed May 2026; 4 cheques on record.

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Private equity Deploying now Last fund, Feb 2024

Seed Series A Series B Enterprise_ai Infrastructure Physical_ai

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**67%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **183** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$400M** Rounds led **0 of 4**

Pitch BAM Elevate

## BAM Elevate highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Growth and Series B: 50% of its rounds

## What they do

> We're a late-stage growth investor focused on companies on a path to IPO. From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Enterprise_ai Infrastructure Physical_ai
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Astranis](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis)** Series E · US · Ventureburn **$300M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[Skyryse](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyryse)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$300M** With 14 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Applied Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$600M** With 19 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Poolside](https://millionrounds.com/company/poolside)** Series B · US · Crunchbase News **$500M** With 19 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **1 named**

DB **Dmitry Balyasny** Managing Member of Dames GP LLC, General Partner of Balyasny Capital Management Holdings LP, Sole Member of Balyasny Capital Management, LLC, Managing Member of BAM Elevate GP, LLC i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**20** of 21 we have independently watched raise

[AlphaSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphasense)[Anthropic](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic)[Applied Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)[Astranis](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis)[Canva](https://millionrounds.com/company/canva)[Crusoe](https://millionrounds.com/company/crusoe)[Databricks](https://millionrounds.com/company/databricks)[Deel](https://millionrounds.com/company/deel)[Forterra](https://millionrounds.com/company/forterra)[Harness](https://millionrounds.com/company/harness)[Instrumental](https://millionrounds.com/company/instrumental)[Kalshi](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalshi)[MACH Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/mach-industries)[Poolside](https://millionrounds.com/company/poolside)[PsiQuantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiquantum)[Saronic](https://millionrounds.com/company/saronic)[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)[Skyryse](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyryse)[VAST Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/vast-data)[Verkada](https://millionrounds.com/company/verkada) Pic.inc

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Latest fund on file

**Raised**

a fund in Feb 2024

From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$400M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth said *1*
- Series B said *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series E *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) 3
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2
- [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) 2
- [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) 2
- [PremjiInvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premji-invest) 2
- [Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BAM Elevate. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Fidelity** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**BlackRock** Asset manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[**Franklin Templeton** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton)[**PremjiInvest** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premji-invest)[**Qatar Ban** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban)

## Recently backed

The latest companies BAM Elevate put money into.

[**Astranis** $300M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis)[**Skyryse** $300M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyryse)[**Applied Intuition** $600M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)[**Poolside** $500M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/poolside)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name BAM Elevate in their description, not their title.

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 6 Apr 2026 · 32 min Applied Intuition: The $15B Physical AI Company (You Should Know) Mentions [Addition](https://millionrounds.com/fund/addition)[BAM Elevate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-elevate)[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) *+9* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about BAM Elevate

### What does BAM Elevate invest in?

BAM Elevate invests most often at Growth and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise_ai, Infrastructure and Physical_ai.

### How active is BAM Elevate?

4 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2026.

### What has BAM Elevate invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Astranis (Series E, May 2026), Skyryse (Series C, Feb 2026) and Applied Intuition (Growth, Jun 2025).

### How big are BAM Elevate's cheques?

The median round it joins is $400M.

### Is BAM Elevate investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does BAM Elevate invest alongside?

Most often Fidelity (3 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together) and BlackRock (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is BAM Elevate?

BAM Elevate is a private equity firm based in United States.

### Has BAM Elevate raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Feb 2024.

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